Fears for woman's safety

Jared Lynch -Nov 15, 2012

Sarah Cafferkey Photo: Supplied

Police have serious fears for a missing Bacchus Marsh woman with a rare medical condition who vanished from her home last week.

It is believed Sarah Cafferkey, 22, went out with friends last Friday night. She has not been seen since and police and her family fear for her health, saying she needs regular medication for her illness.

Detective Senior Constable Daniel York, of the Moorabool Criminal Investigation Unit, said she suffered from an asthma-related illness and she needed to regularly use a Ventolin inhaler.

"Obviously because she hasn’t been seen since Saturday it’s becoming a worry and her mum is fairly worried as well," Detective Senior Constable York said.

Ms Cafferkey was last seen by her family leaving her home on Ross Street last Friday night.

Her car, a silver 2001 Astra sedan with the registration OOHSEZ, is also missing.

It is understood she has not accessed her bank accounts.

Ms Cafferkey is described as Caucasian 168 centimetres tall, of thin build, with a fair complexion, black shoulder-length straight hair and green eyes.